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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 10.11 Ukraine MOD 10 Nov 2022
• Ukraine Says It Recaptured Dozens of Towns in Kherson Province VOA 10 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian forces have recaptured more than 40 towns in southern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, as Russia announced it was pulling its troops from Kherson.
• Ukraine Says It Recaptured Key Town in Strategic Mykolaiv Region VOA 10 Nov 2022 -- Ukraine Thursday claimed the recapture of its southern town of Snihurivka from Russia, the last remaining town under Russian occupation in the Mykolaiv region and a strategic location leading to the city of Kherson.
• Russian forces to retreat behind Dnieper River People's Daily 10 Nov 2022 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday ordered Russian troops to leave the right (western) bank of the Dnieper River and strengthen defense against Ukrainian offensives on the left bank.
• Ukraine sees no signs of Russia's withdrawal from Kherson: presidential advisor People's Daily 10 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said Wednesday that Kiev sees no signs that Russia's troops are withdrawing from the southern city of Kherson.
• Settlements Liberated In Southern Ukraine, Zelenskiy Says, As Russia Begins Retreat From Kherson RFE/RL 10 Nov 2022 -- Ukrainian forces have liberated 41 settlements in the south of the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on November 10 but noted the "brutal struggle" and the "lives given for freedom for Ukrainians."
• Russia says Kherson pullout begins as Ukraine claims taking swathes of territory Press TV 10 Nov 2022 -- Moscow says Russian forces have begun withdrawing from Kherson as Ukraine claims its troops have taken back swathes of territory in the southern region.
• Bad News Politically, Shrewd Move Militarily? What Russia's Kherson Retreat Means -- And What It Doesn't. RFE/RL 10 Nov 2022 -- Even before they pulled off their jaw-dropping counteroffensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region, Ukrainian troops had thrashed Russian forces in the Kherson region 600 kilometers to the southwest, aided by powerful and precise Western weaponry.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Authorities In Chechnya Use Aggressive Shaming To Boost Number Of Volunteers For Russia's Ukraine War RFE/RL 10 Nov 2022 -- Russian forces have sustained heavy losses in the war in Ukraine, and fighters from Chechnya are no exception: On October 24, dozens of Chechen men were killed in an artillery strike on the building where they were staying in the Kherson region town of Kayiry.
• Greetings to Arctic and Antarctic Days in Moscow International Forum President of Russia 10 Nov 2022 -- Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants, organisers and guests of the Arctic and Antarctic Days in Moscow International Forum.
• Russia Gives Priority to Development of Arctic Territories: Putin Sputnik 10 Nov 2022 -- Russia prioritizes and seeks broader international cooperation for the development of territories in the Arctic and research activities in the Antarctic, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
• Russian Military Helicopters Attract Interest at Airshow China, Russian Embassy Says Sputnik 10 Nov 2022 -- Russian military helicopters Ka-52, Mi-28NE and Mi-171Sh attracted vivid interest at the Chinese International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China 2022), the Russian Embassy in Beijing said on Thursday.

Foreign Policy

• Putin confirms he won't travel to Bali for G20 summit Radio Free Asia 10 Nov 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin officially confirmed he won't be coming to Bali to attend the G20 summit next week, a senior official of host country Indonesia said Thursday, adding the decision was for "the best for all of us."
• Putin Not Attending G20 Bali Summit VOA 10 Nov 2022 -- Indonesia, host of the G-20 summit has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be attending the gathering of the world's twenty largest economies in person, which starts on November 15 in Bali.
• Pashinian, Putin Discuss Upcoming CSTO Summit In Armenia RFE/RL 10 Nov 2022 -- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and Russian President Vladimir Putin have discussed an upcoming summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in a phone call reported by the Armenian leader's press office on November 9.
• Council presidency and European Parliament provisionally agree not to accept Russian travel documents issued in Ukraine and Georgia EC/CEU 10 Nov 2022 -- Today, the Council presidency and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a decision on the non-acceptance of Russian travel documents issued in Ukraine and Georgia. The agreed text is subject to approval by the Council and the European Parliament before going through the formal adoption procedure.
• UK freezes $20.5bn worth of Russian assets Press TV 10 Nov 2022 -- The United Kingdom says it has frozen assets worth 18 billion pounds ($20.5bn) purportedly owned by Russian oligarchs, and other individuals and entities subjected to sanctions by London over the Russian offensive against Ukraine.
• UK sanctions on Russia top £18 billion for the first time UK FCDO 10 Nov 2022 -- New figures reveal the full effect of UK sanctions on Russia
• Iranian, Russian security officials discuss Ukraine crisis, bilateral ties People's Daily 10 Nov 2022 -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani held here a meeting on Wednesday with Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, during which the two sides discussed the ongoing Ukraine crisis and ways to strengthen the bilateral ties.

News Reports

• French strategy report highlights threats from Russia, China CNA 10 Nov 2022 -- A defense strategy report published by the French government has highlighted the security risks posed by Russia and China, while noting the latter's increasingly "assertive" efforts to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait.
• Russian-Canadian National Arrested in Ransomware Conspiracy VOA 10 Nov 2022 -- The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday that it had charged a dual Russian-Canadian citizen with allegedly participating in one of the most prolific ransomware operations in the world.